Mell A. Hayes

Date1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (8.26 x 6.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4731

InscribedInscription "Mel" On silk pad Handwritten Inscription "Mell A. Hayes" with an ink inscription ... ...daguerreotype taken 1850." Inside Case Pencil

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Description1/6 plate daguerreotype portrait of a little girl seated beside a table on which sits a bouquet of flowers. A pencil notation inside reads "Mell A. Hayes [with an ink inscription].... .... daguerreotype taken 1850." The silk pad has the word "Mell" written on it. Two small plate dings are present on either side of her arm near her chair. Nicely tinted. Original seals. Full case.

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